IF you could actually spot a psychopath with just a look we wouldn't have all these mass shootings in the U.S would we? Stupid and fucking insensitive question....

Most school shootings aren't done by psychopath's.

So what are these shooter then? Poor misunderstood souls? Don't say sociopaths because the terms are basically interchangeable. If you don't believe me consult your local internet.

You can be incredibly, horribly messed up in the head, but still have emotions. Psychopath's are practically incapable of feeling any sort of emotion, and if they do it's not enough to cause motivation. They pretty much have no envy, hatred, love, sadness, happiness, or loneliness, and all of the other emotions.

Psychopath's are motivated entirely by their own self gain. They will kill, steal, and deceive, but it's not typical of them to want to do something that will lead to the end of their own lives.

Perhaps this twisted Adam kid was a psychopath, his way of interacting with others indicates that it is possible. However, if you look at many of the other school shootings, and serial killers, you will see that they have some emotional or sexual reason behind their motivation. Whether it be lust, sadistic desire, morbid curiosity, killing certain women who look similar to their mother, ect.

So no, I don't believe that these people are poor misunderstood souls. Actually, I don't think it's possible to understand them at all, let alone misunderstand them. Fucked in the head? Of course, but not necessarily psycho-paths.

Agreed but most of them showed psychopathic tendencies. I think part of the problem is the definition of what constitutes a psychopath is all over the place and based on a lot of rather old studies. And in the end unless they come right out and tell us why we'll never know why most of them did what they did. That's unlikely since they usually take there own lives. But to say none of them were psychopaths is a bit misleading I think. It's a murky and tragic subject to say the least... And yes there is truly no understanding these deranged fucks.

Debate with him/her any topic, start with some random theme and you will eventually find that he/she thinks in a particularly stubborn way. Advocating love, equality, peace and all those things in extreme ways. I don't think there's any way to identify one at first sight.

1. Psychopaths use superficial charm to lure their victims.
2. Psychopaths are extremely self-centered.
3. Psychopaths must always do something to keep themselves from boredom.
4. Psychopaths are very deceptive and tend to lie continuously.
5. Psychopaths show no remorse of guilt towards their victims.
6. Psychopaths are very predatory and usually will live off other people.
7. Psychopaths have many sexual partners in their lifetime.
8. Psychopaths are very impulsive with their lifestyle.
9. Psychopaths are always blaming other people for their actions.
10. Psychopaths never have a realistic view of their lives. (king of the world or from another planet)
11. Psychopaths always want psychological gratification in sexual and criminal activities.
12. Psychopaths tend to try suicide, rarely succeeding.

1. Psychopaths use superficial charm to lure their victims.
2. Psychopaths are extremely self-centered.
3. Psychopaths must always do something to keep themselves from boredom.
4. Psychopaths are very deceptive and tend to lie continuously.
5. Psychopaths show no remorse of guilt towards their victims.
6. Psychopaths are very predatory and usually will live off other people.
7. Psychopaths have many sexual partners in their lifetime.
8. Psychopaths are very impulsive with their lifestyle.
9. Psychopaths are always blaming other people for their actions.
10. Psychopaths never have a realistic view of their lives. (king of the world or from another planet)
11. Psychopaths always want psychological gratification in sexual and criminal activities.
12. Psychopaths tend to try suicide, rarely succeeding.

I have half of these characteristics, although I learned to behave more normally as I matured. How many of these are needed to qualify? What's the difference between being a psychopath and being a cold-hearted reptilian with impulse control issues? And why are we using a Yahoo blog as a reliable source?